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The defenses were complete. 5 bastions with aegis lines connecting them protected by several interceptor guns and tarantulas.

If that didn't hold then the 3rd company and there supporting vehicles manning the defenses would.

If that didn't work then an orbital bombardment from the Litany of Fury would commence.

The orks will not take this ground.

Martes saw the alpha legion's camp it seemed to have its defences ready.

"My lord they may attack us." Spoke one of his bodyguards.

"Keep the blight grenades ready incase they fire." Order martes.

They came to the enterance of the camp when a alpha legion marine stopped them.

"Keep your weapons low death guard!" The marine spoke.

"We will use them if we must. Where is your master." spoke martes letting out a chuckle at the end.

The alpha legion marine did not understand why he chuckled. He point to the area their lord was.

Martes walked over to the area the champion was.

"Stay here till i order you." Ordered martes.

"Yes my lord." Replied his guards. They stud at the courtyard waiting for their master.

Martes enter the room were the alpha legion champion sat.

"You are the lord of this small group of chaos marines, i come with a offer let us join forces we death guard are hard to kill in battle and you need the extra marines. Its marines you need not weak cultits. Will we join or will we battle with eachother ?"

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"The ork cry came over the hills.
In a matter of seconds the camp became became a flurry of activity as space marines rushed to man the defenses and formed a firing line. The tarantulas and interceptors whirred into life and began charging or loading there ammunition, hums and clicks filled the camp.
A massive dust cloud blocked out the sun and the ground shook to thousands of orks stampeding to reach the marines.

"Brothers we can not let these Xenos claim this ground. This ground is the emperors, this ground is the Imperium's, this ground is ours. The orks shall not pollute it with their filthy structures.
the orks will feel the bark of our bolt guns as we purge them from this holy land. By the chapter they shall not find us wanting."

"By chapter and emperor none shall find us wanting." the marines replied in union.

The orks came into view.

"Hold your fire brothers, wait until you can see the red of their eyes"

the marines faced the orks bolter's aimed watching as they came closer and closer.

"Hold...hold....hold...that will do open fire, FOR THE EMPEROR!"

The battle for the pass had begun.

Ork boys mounted in trucks and other Ram shackle vehicles as well as Battle Wagons and Bikers , even more Orks cover the the rest of the Landscape. Thousands of Orks charge at the blazing guns of the Blood Ravens.

Plus where is Arken he hasn't posted anything

when was he last online

As the Death Guard entered the chamber Kains chair turned to face them and quickly made a hand gesture to his men for them to lower their weapons.
“I see you have arrived Death Guard, Your decision to arrive was most foolish and ill fought and I cannot stand foolishness. I propose a test Champion of Plague and it is not simple in any way at all.”
Kains image vanishes along with the rest of the Chaos Marines in the blink of an eye and are replaced by newly formed Daemons.

The city was deserted, Moody didn't like it at all.
He called through on the vox to the driver's cab. "What's going on? Why aren't there any greenskins?"
The reply was muffled by a wash of static...another curse of the dust around them. "We've been infiltrated on some level, the vox-net is going crazy here!" Moody looked across to his vox operator Haber, who nodded to affirm the co-pilot's statement.
The vox opened up again. "New orders, the Blood Ravens 3rd company are being attacked by a greenskin force of unparalleled size, statistics say that they will buckle and collapse before the day is out. We are to move with all haste and flank the horde, sending elements to deal with the ork artillery."
"Let's get moving then driver!" was Moody's curt reply. The men around him looked at each other, obviously worried. If the astartes were beginning to buckle, then how big could this horde be?

"Hello Imperials good show good show indeed!"
The Imperial Vox network only realays the voice of Kain.

"I have enjoyed your little battles and I have been entertained but I do wish to see what comes next. Please do not fear me Imperials I really don’t think you ever will as I wish for you to continue. The Imperial forces are guided by little more than the strings of a puppet master controlled by yet another Puppet Master and another. Tzeentch has happily laid his seeds in the garden that is the minds of your leaders and Nurgle has feed off your death and rot. Slannesh enjoys the pleasure your race produces and Khorne bellows at the Blood and War caused by your constant fights. Every Imperial citizen serves Chaos in one way or another. “

Martes didnt think a chaos champion would be so foolish to turn down a death guard proposle and then summon some weak daemons martes's guards ran in and openned fire at the daemons. 5 of the daemons ran to a lone death guard jumped on him knocking him to the floor and stabbed wildly, 2 death guard turned to kill the daemons they fired killing 3 of them but the other 2 turned and decapitated them. Martes ran into the endless daemon hored slahing at them and his guards followed blood and limbs were everywhere the lesser Daemons had ended 5 Death Guards lay dead. Martes turned think it was over....suddenly 5 Flesh Hounds of Khorne burst from the warp 3 of them dragged a death guard into the shadows the other 2 leaped at Martes he slashe 1 with his Manreaper and shot the other multiple times with his bolter. The 3 Flesh Hounds of Khorne left came from the shadows mouths dripping with blood and ooze the remaning Plague Marines hossed them in never ending fire in the end 7 death guards lay dead.

"That foolish Kain his small army will rot in nurgles garden when we get him. Search this camp for information on where he would be.... NOW!" spoke martes.

"Yes my lord." Replied his death guard.

"My lord we have found a camp not far from the capital and thats it." replied a wounded death guard.

The angry death guards got back to camp warned their men and left but martes said his quick worship to Nurgle,

"Nurgle gift me the power to speak to all by my mind." Asked martes before leaving for the last time until that ship was out of orbit.

Martes and his troops had reached the capital and scattered but still kept com-links martes used his new power from nurgle.

"You are a foul kain you will die by my hand you are a coward. You are not a chaos lord you are a cultits nothing more nurgle will take your soul and devour it. Surender to me or perish." Martes spoke into kains head.

is this better or change again.

I’m sorry but that is just ridiculous. The Daemons kill 3 Death guard and die within minutes with no fighting, you instantly find my info without questioning me and just happen to find my ship. This is just stupid and please use capital letters. You're simple posts barley describe what you do.

Ok sorry about this i'll change it for you .

“Meaningless threats Plague Champion but you have past my test and I do reward you with one thing.”
Varius finds a large Cake with the words ‘Ello Guvnor ‘ on it in deep blood red letters with a combat knife in the middle with a small amount of letters on it.
Its fine.

changed it more.

Is it ok or rubbish???

Its fine.

Will do my post tonight. Sorry for the wait.

"Play that back again!"

Gehrad nodded, and repeated the message over the speaker: To alll Blood Raven Combat Units, disengage and prepare for combat with Ork Freebooters. Leave the area now to face Ork Freebooters in the area and divert attention to Ork combat; under orders of Gabriel Angelos , prepare for combat with Ork units.

Silence. The dark passageway made not a sound.

"...Brothers, we have come this far. The Nurgle's rot that eats away at this planet is infinitely more insidious then Ork Pirates. What I suggest -"

"What you suggest is heresy! We've been ordered by our CHAPTER MASTER to disengage and return to the surface!" Brother Sall shouted, his hands clenched in rage.

Jern turned and shoved him into the wall, not holding any of his incredible strength back. The outspoken marine was haplessly flung into the steel, and Jern had raised his powerfistfist for another strike before Brother Omnio stood between them.

"HOW DARE YOU ADDRESS THE HONORGUARD WITH SUCH DISRESPECT!" The lens of his terminator helmet almost flaring with the rage of the wearer.

Still holding Jern's powerfist at bay, Omnio quickly interupted, "Brothers, please! This violence accomplishes nothing. What say you, Onjage?"

The Honorguard sighed, and looked at his companions. All were staring back, with the exception of Jern, the terminator still was furiously scowling at Sall, who remained on the floor.

"As Honorguard, I cannot obligate any of you to do as I say. So I will offer you this instead of issuing vain orders. To those who wish to continue the purge of Chaos from this hive, follow me. To those who wish to aid our brothers on the surface, you may go, and I will not stop you. I would only ask that you divert our brothers from the Eldar to the Ork Pirates. Should we survive the purging of Meridian, you will not hear my mouth uttering damning words against you."

Silence again filled the corridor. It's presence was stifling.

Sall rose to his feet, looked at Onjage once, and proceeded to walk away, back to the hangar. Onjage suspected as much, but when 7 more of his brothers also turned to leave, he nearly lost his composure. He wished he was wearing his helmet, so he didn't have to hide his expression.

When the plodding of ceramite feet were no longer audible, the remaining 17 brothers began the journey into the bowels of the hive. Such was the life of a Space Marine.

It was not long after the 'traitor' marines left when resistance was finally discovered in force. More tentacles had accosted them, but none of the size and ferocity of the first they encountered. Cultists assailed them from all angles, but the space marines, a breed above the rest, had no trouble with them. Jern battled with particular fervour; to show that they were no worse off for having lost 8 brothers, perhaps?

Suddenly, a heavy bolter not of their own came blasting down the hallway, a Death Guard at its control. The Blood Raven's composure instantly changed. They had found a traitor marine in the flesh.

"DEATH TO MORTARION AND ALL HIS FELLOWS!" Onjage cried, and charged. His brothers charged with him, fury in their eyes and the Emperor on their lips. The Death guard gave no noticiable reaction, but simply continued to fire. Gerhad was hit, and went down with a shout. Omnio stopped to pull him to cover, a broken doorway was nearby. It would have to do.

Onjage reached the plague marine, and swung his power axe. The Death Guard had been firing untill the very last second, before dropping the heavy bolter and retrieving his power sword. He ducked beneath the swing, and the duel had begun.

The Death Guard had lured Onjage into a trap; for he had been standing just beyond the corridor, in a large chamber. The Honorguard and his brothers had charged, leaving them exposed to all manner of weapons. Cultists were everywhere, on boxes, containers, and derelict loading vehicles.

Without needing to say anything, the Blood Ravens left Onjage to the fight, and engaged the amassed cultists, with bolter and flamer.

Despite being bloated with disease, the traitor marine was as swift with his blade as Onjage was with his axe. Their weapons were a flurry of glinting steel and grinding noise. Onjage raised his pistol as an opening presented itself, and fired. The armor held however, and in a sudden fient, the traitor knocked the side arm away. He returned fire with a swing of his own, aimed at Onjage head. He ducked, pivoted and dove to the side, swinging his axe as he did so. Tainted blood seeped from the side of the Death Guard's armor. His moment of stunned surprise gave Onjage the real opening he needed. And with a mighty blow, removed the torso from the legs. Onjage retireved his bolt pistol, and turned to the larger battle before him.

Despite being vastly outnumbered, the cultists were hard pressed to bring down the space marines. Only one had been felled, and almost half of their number was gone. Onjage laughed, and ran to the fray. Their work here was nearly done.

It was clear that whoever had been running the operation was long-gone by the time the space marines had arrived, or the defense would have been much harder. All that remained were bodies of the fallen. And fuel. They went to work.

"You kill my eneimes for me Blood Ravens I thank you for that! But the real game is now Guvnor and you have the dice to roll"
Hunters voice can be heard from every Vox channel on the world causing fear and terror.

"My lord one of the cultits from the hanger has returned." spoke a plague marine.

"M...my lord Blood ravens slaughtered us and they press deeper." spoke the cultits in panic knowing bring grave news to Martes was risky and he was right.

"WHAT!!!!!!!" Yelled Martes lifting his Manreaper "HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!?!?!"

The cultits cried in fear as the Plague Champion swung his weapon.

"ARE THE ZOMBIES IN PLACE!?!?!" Martes yelled in anger.

"Yes my lord the blood ravens will reach the center of the tunnels and get attack by the dead" Replied a Plague marine.

"THERE BETTER NOT BE ANOTHER WAY ROUND" Yelled Martes.

"No my lord" spoke the plague marine.

"Sir...is that...Brother Huez?"

Onjage frowned, and turned around. It was indeed Brother Huez. Or at least, it was. His torso and legs had been fused back together, rippled with boils and seeping sores. His helmet secreated a green fluid, and it dribbled down his armor. It was shambling towards them.

This blasphemy could NOT be allowed to exist any longer.

More of the rotting fallen began to appear, from doorways, grates and loose tiles in the floor.

"I prefer burning bodies when they're dead." muttered Jern, re-activating his flamer.

It had been a long night, and the barrage of artillery from the previous day had finally settled. The last Earthshaker rounds had landed hours ago. Yano's squad was to rendezvous with a Salamander Scout vehicle to regroup with the main battlegroup that was amassing to counter the Chaos forces before they could attack.

Two Salamander rumbled into the hastily constructed watchtower the squad had erected a mere week ago. The squad boarded the vehicle, they would have to act as the Salamander crew, as the Imperials were hard pressed to man every vehicle and gun in preparation for the main assault. Using the advanced auspex and targeting arrays of the Salamander, he could see that the Heretics had formed a defensive line just 8 miles from their position where they had been first hit by the artillery. The salamander jolted violently as it reversed off the high ground and onto the level ground. They would join the battlegroup code named "Spearhead".

Task force "Spearhead" would be a largely armoured battlegroup, with tanks borrowed from the 85th Vendoland, however the main firepower for the force would be three mighty Baneblades taken from the Cadian 8th Superheavy tank company. Leading the force would be General Serik commanding the Baneblade "Gatekeeper". The rest of the forces would mostly be Leman Russ Battle tanks and armoured fist squads. It was a logistical nightmare to organize this attack, the Imperial guard were hard pressed to gather enough men to man the vehicles, if this attack was to fail, then the Imperial Guard would be pushed off Aurelia until the 85th Vendoland and the Blood Ravens could arrive to spearhead another orbital drop.

Yano observed the various crewmen and troopers in the attack. Most had been support crew and members of the reserve company that were held in base. Every man that could fight would be committed. The Blood Ravens had not responded in all attempts for aid against the enemy, yet there was no response. The situation was dire, reinforcements from Cadia's own 8th regiment could not be easily found as the ground campaign still raged over Cadia.

A patrolling Thunderbolt soared ahead. It was a common sight seeing aircraft scrambling for patrol and harassment missions. During the initial skirmishes, Yano could recall many dogfights between Chaos and Imperial fighters. He had seen a downed Chaos fighter, it was odd as the Hellblade was not marked in any way, except for a Hydra Dominatus symbol near the cockpit, where the pilot had escaped long ago.
It was highly suspected that the majority of the aircraft that arrived seemingly from nowhere belonged to the Alpha Legion. They must have been launched from orbit as it was impossible to establish an airfield without Marauder strikes from destroying them.

It was clear that the Alpha Legion had intentions on Aurelia, their constant attacks on both heretical and loyalist forces was incredibly confusing for the high command.
The Imperial cipher team of the Astra Telepathica worked tirelessly to decipher the dealings of the Alpha Legion commander who had tapped into the Vox channels, and they had finally discovered a lead.

Their leader "Kain" had made dealings with the Dark Mechanicus to retrieve various STCs in Aurelia's capital. In exchange, the Dark Mechanicus would provide the Alpha Legion commander with a full complement of Titans from the infamous Legio Vulcanum titan legion. The news was terrifying if true, the Imperial forces could not petition the aid of Titan legions from the Adeptus Mechanicus before the traitor Titans arrived.

All along the front line the Vox casters crackled into life, "All units, operation is go, I repeat, operation is go. Commence mission, out." The engines of hundreds of vehicles rumbled into life, it would take several hours before they could first engage. Yano manned the autocannon of the Salamander, the attack would have to push the traitors back, or the Capital, and ultimately the planet would be captured with the arrival of the Alpha Legion.

"Ahh imperials you guees my plans and amuese me but you have failed to grasp the truth."
Please don't make up my plans but thanks for the idea

Sorry, there was no action on Aurelia, so I had to force something.

The 85th Armoured smashed into the flank of the ork army inflicting heavy casualties; driving a wedge right through them, although not without loss. The Leman Russes "Might of Vendoland" and "Lord's Own" were destroyed before the advance elements of the strike force could reach the Blood Raven lines. Fully half of the Artillery company had been destroyed by ork infiltrators with oddly advanced weaponry before any counter could be mustered.

While fire-teams of Guard and marines burnt the ork dead (fully 1/3 of the ork force had fallen back under the wrath of the Imperial guns) The commanders convened to discuss their next move.

Martes used his mind power to send a message to the Blood Raven commander named Onjage.

"You fight well Blood Raven I could use talents like yours. Join me."

OOC: sorry for short post busy.

Kain sat in his true base in the depths of a factory on Meridan , he eagerly awaited for a reply from his scouts and sipped a cup of rare wine and ordered his Sorcerer Sindrith to open the Vox-Channels again and send another messege to the Imperial command. He grabed a device and began speaking
"This is Captain Naik of the Blood Ravens , I declare the Imperium of Man as are grandest enemies and the Emperor of Man as a Corpse."
Kain smiled as the messege was sent to Imperial Command.
"That will cause some trouble for them Sindirth are my Infiltrators in place?"
"Yes my lord"
"Tell them to begin the killing of Sergents and officers key to the Blood Ravens command and realy information to us constantly and keep the Comms locked!"

The defense was on the verge of disaster. The ork shelling had made holes in the line. Several marines lay dead. And that was before the orks hit.

They drove for the weak parts in the defenses, before the marines could man the breach. The Land Raider Redeemer "flames from hell" drove to a breach purging the orks with holy flame and Terminator Squad Antonio strode out to meet the horde. Brother dreadnought Jano held another breach killing swathes of orks with his assault cannon and swating any ork that dared come near with his fist. Varn and his command squad held another defiantly holding the ork horde back.

The defense would of failed however if not for the timely arrival of the 85th vendoland armored they destroyed the ork artillery before driving a wedge into the horde forcing the orks to retreat and together they cut down the remaining orks. Apothecary Jutan checked the fallen marines attending to the wounded and gathering the gene-seed of the dead. Varn knew the orks would be back however and they must be prepared.

The Ork Mek laughed as he tore apart Space Marines with his Big Shoota and his "New Dakka" a massive Heavy Bolter strapped to his shoulder that could tear light vehicles apart like a kife through butter.
"Datz right Ladz more DAKKA!"

"Chapter Master Angelos, I have held onto the position you ordered me to against the orks. But we have sufferd casualties and I fear we will not be able to hold on. Therefore I request further reinforcements."

A reply came across the private vox channel.

"Wait, did you say I gave you the orders to hold that position?"

"Yes, my lord we were told that we should hold this position against ork freebooters, the order came through two days ago and they said it was from you."

"Those orders weren't from me, I will investigate this, but to be on the safe side."

A message came through on the Blood Raven Frequency.

"To all Blood Ravens, this is Chapter Master Gabriel Angelos. I fear our codes have been compromised therefore we are switching to reserve vox channels. Angelos out"

The private vox channel reopened.

"Oh,and about those reinforcements, I'm afraid I can't send them you'll just have to hold on"

The vox channel cut off. Varn sighed he'll just have to repair the defenses and hope for the best.

A marine entered the room. Varn turned to face him, he didn't recognize him.

"What do you want brother?"

The marine smiled and pointed his bolter at Varn.

"By order of Captain Niak you will be executed for hearsy along with the rest of the traitors and kill the rest of the scum."
The Marine aimed his bolter at the Captains head

(We need a new GM)